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President bidens administrations is getting off easy after you see how former president trump was admonished in 2020. >> trump said hes eager for everyone to go back to work but he refuses to provide testing. >> trump says more coronavirus tests are coming. >> i dont understand why the federal government doesnt step up, doc and make testing more of a priority. >> trump is why its almost impossible to get tested at all. >> trace: joining me now, dr. brett giroir who led the response for testing u...

Many people in our community get hid over the head with covid. we had a lot of people die. we have a lot of cases now. we know omicron is capable of reinfecting folks and getting through the vaccines. we know the vaccines hold up against severe disease and hospitalizations and deaths. what im sees in the emergency room, lots of covid, people that have been vaccinated and boosted, its pretty mild symptoms. the overwhelming majority of people that i see daily that are very sick, need oxygen and st...

They said that there is low risk of bio carry they have not been able to prove the benefit. sure, maybe itll transiently reduce the risk of any sort of symptom attic illness. again, thats going to be short-lived. going to need to start focusing on the high risk people. we need to make sure that our high risk population has quality masks. they have access to vaccines and boosters. and that we are doing everything we can to make sure they have access to rapid testing. we need to stop our focus on ...

Alternatives in terms of treatment and still encourage those that want to be vaccinated to do so and giving them the proper information from the cdc. its been the miscommunication and the various changes in communication in the recommendations from the cdc that has caused confusion with individuals. they just dont know what to do anymore. so theyve been skeptical and hesitant. >> you say giving people the right tools. this whole testing thing is a mess for the administration. they have said not ...

The right ride. vanity fair says the white house has rejected a plan of millions of rapid tests in october. the white house says they didnt reject it. where do you come down on that? >> we need more tests 0. they are countries have more tests. you cant rely on companies to do the right thing always. the government has to say sometimes you need to do this. its not always popular with companies and with the public or taxpayers. when something like testing or vaccines or masks, this is fundamentall...

Next winter, it pwhrb blunted compared to this winter. that will continue to be true. >> dr. offit, we are talking about what last winter looked like, this winter, and hopefully we will talk about next winter. rapid testing is hard to come by. they go to stores and cant find one. we have to go to multiple stores. are you surprised we are still struggling to get access to that and to make that affordable and accessible to everyone? >> yes. my sister, who lives in london, brought with you a packet...

The fact that there are not enough tests in new york city is part of the issue. but i think, you know, making sure the medications are being brought home, the ppe, the things that we need need to be made here in the united states. that would address the supply chain issues that you see from the testing, the medication, et cetera. that is my focus and recommendation to the president to focus on those particular issues. allow the states to do their job. you know, everything has to trickle down fro...

Web site next week. is it too little too late or is it going to make a big difference in help? >> it will make a really big difference. we need access to rapid testing. it is no longer that useful to use pcr. the turn around times may be longer than the course of illness for many people. this question of how many people have it in households and if you need to isolation needs to beur. you may expose people within a 24-hour period before the first symptom. this will be an impactful move by the bi...

Rapid testing can be wrong. you dont want to shut down and economy. i returned to the fact that experts are in charge because they are paid for the data. the leaders arent in charge because they are paid for by the elections. its up to us to shout mission accomplished. we could do it on february 1st because no one else is going to say it. its up to say it. get on with our lives. pilots are doing great. airlines should be doing better. its all complete panic. >> judge jeanine: dana, can you give ...

These same requirements. some of the parties require a booster shot before fans can get access to it. i went to the nfl live experience, which is downtown in the convention center, and talked to some of the fans there. you know, the nfl is trying to make this as easy as possible for folks. theres a vaccination clinic outside, rapid testing available for people. it seems to be working. listen to what folks told me. >> i got my booster shot. >> reporter: here at the nfl experience? >> yeah. i got ...